What color is #E0F5B4?

#E0F5B4 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0F5B4?

The RGB value is 224, 245, 180: 224 red, 245 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0F5B4?

The complementary color is #C9B4F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0F5B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0F5B4 color

#E0F5B4 rgb(224, 245, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0F5B4 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 96.1% green and 70.6% blue (224, 245, 180).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 76% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#E0F5B4 color codes

HEX	`#E0F5B4`
RGB	`rgb(224, 245, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 96.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 76%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.64, -17.59, 29.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.64, 34, 121.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.63, 84.447, 55.697)`
Decimal	`14742964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0F5B4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E0F5B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0F5B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E0F5B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0f5b4; }
.text { color: #e0f5b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0f5b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 245 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0f5b4, #c0f5b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E0F5B4?: #E0F5B4 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0F5B4?: The RGB value is 224, 245, 180: 224 red, 245 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0F5B4?: The complementary color is #C9B4F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0F5B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.